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I’m
not sure if you would be interested in part of this story for your web
page on Wolfe County Industry. It
was written by my grandfather, Daniel Boon Childers.
He was born in Wolfe County but most of the logging he talks
about seems to have been in Breathitt or Lee Counties, or in other
states. He also worked on
building the railroad around Athol and Monica.
I’m not sure what counties these towns are in. Daniel
Boon Childers was the son of William Jasper and Sarah Jane (White)
Childers. He was born July
11, 1873 on Holly Creek, Kentucky, and died August 11, 1956 in
Middletown, Ohio. He
married Margaret Jane Spencer, the daughter of Brantley and Lydia (King)
Spencer. My
mother, his youngest child, always asked him to tell her about his early
life. Finally, about 2
years before he died, he wrote down this information and gave it to her.
She is their only child still living, and you do have her
permission to use this story on the KyGenWeb.
Jan. 2003
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